Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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- Chart updated: 11/02/2025 11:15
- (Created: 08/13/2013 12:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1998
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1997 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1998 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Cale | 4 | 4% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| John Zorn | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| Element Of Crime | 2 | 2% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 50th to 51stWhere You Been by Dinosaur Jr. |
| Down 1 from 51st to 52ndVemod by Anekdoten |
| Down 1 from 52nd to 53rdFunny Valentine by Massacre |
| New entries |
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| Masada: Gimel by John Zorn |
| Leavers |
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| Naked City by John Zorn |
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| ! | 03/20/2023 04:50 |  cestuneblague | 29 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2020 07:18 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2020 06:41 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2020 05:47 |  bertrandu | 110 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2020 01:06 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 17% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.2/100, a mean average of 87.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 12.1.
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Larcx13 08/05/2020 13:12 | #256712
Larcx13 08/05/2020 13:12 | #256712
Very different but not realistic and lacks in diversity. Jazzmatazz is awesome but c'mon... You get a higher rating once you open your mind a bit.
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arthurbittencourt 04/04/2018 14:08 | #212288
arthurbittencourt 04/04/2018 14:08 | #212288
100 for originality
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From platus 10/22/2016 07:06 | #177299
GREAT CHART! CONGRATS
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From vancevisuals 10/22/2016 01:09 | #177291
Bonus points for Kip Hanrahan
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buzzdainer 07/27/2016 15:16 | #171878
buzzdainer 07/27/2016 15:16 | #171878
Excellent chart! I love a number of your entries, especially Nevermind, Let Love In, OK Computer, and Buena Vista Social Club. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is a terrific top ten pick--such an enjoyable listen even 20 years after its initial release.
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From pavelthevelvet 12/02/2014 10:45 | #128493
pavelthevelvet 12/02/2014 10:45 | #128493
Kick-ass chart!
17 artists in common with my overall chart!
Cale and Reed maybe underrated in the 90s.
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greatson 04/14/2014 12:24 | #109216
greatson 04/14/2014 12:24 | #109216
Great! son.
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pa 04/08/2014 19:57 | #108794
pa 04/08/2014 19:57 | #108794
this is a so damn good one sssvnnn; fred frith, Toshinori Kondo and even Sainkho Namtchylak, nice!!
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From tomr37 08/14/2013 22:08 | #83939
Nice chart.
Songs for Drella is a masterful collaboration between Reed and Cale (but not at all VU)
Have a lot of Nick Cave but not Murder Ballads - must check this out.
Also I have a lovely album by Stina Nordenstam, but not the one on your list.
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